(A) Movement or relocation of floating homes. Floating homes proposed to be moved into or adjacent to the city or proposed to be moved from one moorage site to another moorage site within or on waters adjacent to the city shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter pertaining to new floating homes and the city license for the floating home involved. No floating home shall be moved into or relocated within or on waters adjacent to the city if, after inspection and investigation by the enforcing officer, the floating home is found to be dilapidated, unseaworthy, or otherwise substandard to such an extent that it would be impractical to repair, improve or rehabilitate that floating home in accordance with the requirements of this chapter for new floating homes.
(B) Mooring register of the ownership of floating homes. Every owner or operator of a floating home moorage shall maintain a current register of every floating home moored on the premises under his, her or its control, with such register to record the name and address of the legal owner of each floating home. A copy of said register shall be available to the city upon request by the enforcing officer.
(C) Moorage location. Floating homes shall be berthed or moored in a marina, harbor or similar improved and lawful facility conforming to the requirements of this chapter and other applicable city codes and ordinances and located on privately owned or privately controlled property. Moorages shall not be located in any waterway or fairway, or in the public waters of any street or street end. No floating home shall be moored, stored, docked, or located within 50 feet of a public road right-of-way or easement.
(D) No open water mooring. Except when a floating home is under power in the open water, being used temporarily for recreation or being moved to another lawful location, no floating home shall be anchored, kept, or moored away from land in the open water overnight.
(E) Single family use only. While in its floating home mooring, only one single family shall be domiciled in that floating home. There shall be no multi-family habitation or uses.
(F) Short-term rental.
(1) SHORT-TERM RENTAL shall mean a floating home that is available for use or is used for habitation, accommodations or lodging of guests or others, paying a fee or other compensation, for a period of less than 120 consecutive days and nights at a time.
(2) Floating homes used as short term rentals shall also abide by the same standards as all other short term rentals including registration, fees, and inspections.
(G) No commercial use. No floating home shall be used for commercial or industrial purposes or uses.
(H) No nuisance conditions. No floating home shall be a nuisance.
(I) Violations. A violation of any of the conditions attached to a city floating home license shall constitute a violation of this Code and shall be a nuisance per se.
(J) Every floating home must be kept in a good and reasonable condition. Every floating home (including the exterior thereof) shall be kept in good repair and condition at all times.
(K) Use of docks, piers, boat slips, mooring sites and similar items. No dock, pier, boat slip, boat mooring space or similar item, area or facility shall be used by or for a floating home unless the floating home has a current and valid license pursuant to this chapter and the floating home fully complies with all the requirements of the license and this chapter.
(L) Appeals. Any interpretation or determination by the enforcing officer under this chapter may be appealed in writing to the City Council within 30 days using the same procedures as for the appeal of a license revocation under § 99.05(G).
(Ord. 210726-B, passed 7-26-2021)